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zawym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'ym [[...]] 

variation in sound, wrong tone in singing or speaking, to be flat

走音,走調

• Y chviuokoaf chviux liao u zawym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y chviux'koaf chviux liao u zao'ym. [[...]] 
  He sang flat.
  他唱歌唱得走調了。

• Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zawym, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zao'ym, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]] 
  He used the wrong tones when speaking, I don't know what he said.
  那句話,他說走了音,我聽不懂。

hofnghud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: horng'hud [[...]] 

similar to or like, at first glance or carelessly, absent mindedly, unconsciously

彷彿,匆匆地一看,疏忽

• Hofnghud khvoax khylaai chinchviu si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud khvoax khie'laai chyn'chviu si cyn ee. [[...]] 
  At first glance it seems to be genuine.
  匆匆地一看像似真的,疏忽(台語)

• Hofnghud korng zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud korng zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  let a fact slip out
  說溜了嘴。

• Hofnghud thviaf bøo siongsex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud thviaf bøo sioong'sex. [[...]] 
  I was not paying attention so I did not hear it clearly.
  一疏忽沒聽清楚。

iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]] 

gist, main (essential) point

要點

• Y ee iaotiarm ti tøh'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee iaux'tiarm ti tøq'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]] 
  I can't catch the point of his remarks.
  他的要點在哪兒,我聽不懂。

• liah iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah iaux'tiarm [[...]] 
  grasp the point of a subject
  捉要點

• Iaotiarm ciuxsi ti ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'tiarm ciu'si ti ciaf. [[...]] 
  This is the main thing. This is the point.
  要點就在這兒。

khofkhngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khor'khngx [[...]] 

earnest exhortations, advise, exhort very earnestly

苦勸

• Y bøo (bøeq) thviaf goar ee khofkhngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo (boeq) thviaf goar ee khor'khngx.; Y bøo (bøeq) thviaf goar ee khor'khngx. [[...]] 
  He did not listen to my advice.
  他不聽我的苦勸。

• khofkhngx y kutlat thagzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khor'khngx y kud'lat thak'zheq [[...]] 
  exhort him to study hard
  苦勸他努力讀書。

thviaf løh hvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf løh hvi; (thviaf jip'nie) [[...]] 

hear and understand distinctly

聽入耳

• thviaf bøo løqhvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf bøo løh'hvi; (thviaf bøo jip'nie) [[...]] 
  hear indistinctly
  沒聽入耳

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